Author : Adrian Hipkiss

As we draw towards the close of 2014, it strikes me that in many ways this has been the year where we have seen a tipping point in the adoption of cloud computing by mid and large enterprises. According to Synergy Research Group, total UCaaS market revenues keep growing by over 30% year-on-year. Founder and […]

The ability to provide flexible, mobile working would benefit businesses in any industry; however, for some sectors the positive impact of the mobile workforce is so significant that adoption becomes less of a curio and more of a no-brainer. ShoreTel’s success in the legal sector confirms that for law firms, the case for mobile working […]

Bracknell, a veritable hub of multinational tech companies, has opened its arms to another. ShoreTel, with the help of Dr. Phillip Lee, MP for Bracknell, has thrown open the doors of its new European headquarters in Inspired, Easthampstead Road. The move was overdue – we have grown exponentially over the past 18 months, and the […]

In the 1930s John Farrow and fellow paint pioneer Richard Ball founded a company that prided itself on creating unmatched paint colors and handcrafted wallpaper that would stand the test of time. Eighty years later and the success of Farrow and Ball provides ample evidence that all went according to plan. The key to lasting […]

It’s easy to be amazed as you step into the Williams F1 Conference Centre in Oxfordshire, U.K. Located at the home of the Williams FI racing team and builder, the award-winning conference centre houses the largest private collection of Formula One racing cars in the world. Walking into the plush lobby, you are immediately greeted […]

The National Ice Centre and Capital FM Arena Nottingham, the East Midlands’ hottest concert and sports venue, has selected ShoreTel for its UC platform and Contact Center. The ShoreTel solution will enable the organisation to move its ticketing system in-house and provide customer experience befitting the social networking age. National Ice Centre’s primary aim is […]

One of the first meetings you have when you start a new job is with the IT team. This is where you are hooked up to the enterprise communication system and spend your first few days learning the new system and unlearning the previous one – time that could have been invested in getting to […]

I joined ShoreTel as managing director, EMEA, this past October, and was invited to meet the board in Sunnyvale, California. Playing it safe, I dressed-up but was surprised to discover a relaxed group of senior executives. A “compliment” about my tie broke the ice and set me thinking about the parallel between Silicon Valley and […]